Why do we argue? Life's so fragile, a successful virus clinging to a speck of mud, suspended in endless nothing.

No. Not even in the face of Armageddon. Never compromise.

There's no flesh or blood within this cloak to kill. There's only an idea. Ideas are bulletproof.

Remember, remember the fifth of November of gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gun powder treason should ever be forgot.

It was Kovacs who said "Mother" then, muffled under latex. It was Kovacs who closed his eyes. It was Rorschach who opened them again.

Behind this mask there is more than just flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea... and ideas are bulletproof.

Art is, like magic, the science of manipulating symbols, words or images to achieve changes in consciousness

Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the Comedian is the only thing that makes sense.

You wear a mask for so long, you forget who you were beneath it.

People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.

If you're functional, it doesn't matter if you're mad.

I would prefer a sword to fight duel, but a pen to plan a war.

Philosophy means the complete liberty of the mind.

Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.

There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint.

I think one of the greatest things about the Republican Party is the understanding, we don't point fingers and we have class.

The students always, always surprise me.

It feels good when your hometown supports you, and Macon's always done that with us. Every time we come here, it's an event - which is nice.

It is an age of stir and change, a season of new wine and old bottles. Yet, assuredly, in spite of breakages and waste, a wine worth the drinking is all the time being made.

[John Calvin] writes clearly, directly, without artifice, and gets straight to the practical heart of the matter.

I can't selfishly take journeys anymore because I have to take a little boy along with me.